This study examined the effectiveness and utility of two instructional design methods, the concept tree and the rational set generator (RSG), to improve coordinate concept learning. Four instructional designers independently developed a self-study instructional lesson to teach upper-level teacher education students to interpret standardized test scores. Two designers developed the lesson using conventional systematic instructional design procedures. Two other designers developed a similar lesson incorporating the concept tree and RSG into the instruction. / Beilby's (1980) cost effectiveness model was used to determine the cost effectiveness of both design methodologies. A content analysis was conducted to determine how the lessons differ in structure. / Eighty three students enrolled in a required upper-level teacher education course were randomly assigned the lessons during a regular class period. Following completion of the lesson, students completed a criterion-referenced posttest. / Students who received the instruction incorporating the concept tree and examples generated by the rational set generator performed as well on the criterion referenced posttest as students who had received conventionally developed instruction. Posttest items generated by the rational set generator were more difficult for both groups of students. Both lessons contained the same basic content, in terms of coverage of objectives. However, presentation styles differed. Results also indicated that lower development costs were incurred when the concept tree and rational set generator were used to develop the instruction. / These findings are useful to instructional developers, test item writers, and others interested in producing cost-effective concept-learning instruction. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-02, Section: A, page: 0349. / Major Professor: Marcy Perkins Driscoll. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77932 |
| Contributors | Schroedl, Sharon M., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 183 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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